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Your complete directory of Iowa candidates for Governor, State Cabinet, United State Senator and Congress in the current election cycle ... state political parties ... the official state election office ... and state news sources.

Albert B. Cummins - 1908

CANDIDATE DIRECTORY LEGEND:
Bold = Active Candidate
Italics = Potential Candidate
* = Incumbent
= Winner
(Incumbent Party Listed First)

Filing Deadline (Major Parties): March 2010
Filing Deadline (Others): August 2010
Primary: June 2010

This page was last updated on June 30, 2009


STATE CONSTITUTIONAL OFFICERS:

GOVERNOR:
Chet Culver (D)* - (Campaign Site)
Jeffrey Bullock (R) - Dubuque University President
Troy Cook (R) - Insurance Broker

Christian Fong (R) - Businessman & Ex-Flood Corridor Recovery CEO

Steve King (R) - Congressman
Jeff Lamberti (R) - Ex-State Senate President, Ex-State Rep., Attorney & '06 Congressional Nominee
Bill Northey (R) - State Agriculture Secretary, Farmer & Ex-National Corn Growers Association President

Christopher Rants (R) - State Rep. & Ex-State House Speaker

Bruce Rastetter (R) - Businessman & GOP Activist
Rod Roberts (R) - State Rep., Pastor & Iowa Churches of Christ Executive Director

Bob Vander Plaats (R) - Businessman, Author, Ex-High School Principal, '02 Candidate & '06 Lt. Gov. Nominee

Next State Constitutional Officer Elections in 2010.

Harold Hughes for Governor - 1966

LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR:
(Note: Governor & Lt. Governor candidates run on tickets in the General Election.)
Patty Judge (D)*

SECRETARY OF STATE:
Mike Mauro (D)* - (Campaign Site)

ATTORNEY GENERAL:
Tom Miller (D)*

STATE AUDITOR:
Dave Vaudt (R)* - (Campaign Site)

STATE TREASURER:
Mike Fitzgerald (D)*

SECRETARY OF AGRICULTURE:
Bill Northey (R)* - (Campaign Site)


GENERAL ASSEMBLY:

State House ( Republican Caucus - Democratic Caucus )

State Senate ( Republican Caucus - Democratic Caucus )


U.S. SENATOR:

Chuck Grassley (R)* - Next Election in 2010.
Bill Salier (R) - Farmer, US Marine Corps Veteran, Conservative Activist & '02 Candidate

Bob Krause (D) - Ex-State Rep., Ex-Waterloo School Board Member, Retired State Employee & Army Veteran

Jack Miller - 1966

Tom Harkin (D)* - (Campaign Site) - Next Election in 2014.


U.S. CONGRESS:

District 1:
Bruce Braley (D)* - (Campaign Site)

District 2:
Dave Loebsack (D)* - (Campaign Site)
Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R) - Ophthalmologist, Ex-State Medical Society President & '08 Nominee

Steve Rathje (R) - Businessman, Gun Rights Activist & '08 US Sen. Candidate

District 3:
Leonard Boswell (D)* - (Campaign Site)
Bob Brownell (R) - Polk County Supervisor

Troy Cook (R) - Insurance Broker
Michael Mahaffey (R) - Ex-State GOP Chair & '96 Nominee

District 4:
Tom Latham (R)* - (Campaign Site)

District 5:
Steve King (R)* - (Campaign Site)


STATE POLITICAL PARTIES:

Constitution Party of Iowa
Iowa Democratic Party
Green Party of Iowa
Libertarian Party of Iowa
Republican Party of Iowa


STATE ELECTION OFFICE:

Secretary of State's Office


Ronald Reagan visits Iowa - 1979

STATE NEWS SOURCES:

Ames Tribune
The Bean Walker (Conservative)
Bedford Times-Press
Blog for Iowa (Liberal)
Bloomfield Democrat
Cedar Rapids Gazette
City View
CoveringIowaPolitics.com
Des Moines.Com
Des Moines Register
- (Politics Section)
DrewMiller.net (Liberal)
Dubuque Telegraph-Herald
Fort Madison Daily Democrat
Humboldt Independent
Iowa.com
Iowa City Press-Citizen
Iowa Farmer Today
The Iowan Magazine
Nevada Journal
Quad-City News (Davenport - Bettendorf)
Sioux City Journal
Waterloo - Cedar Falls Courier

Iowa Press / Iowa Public Television (IPTV)
Iowa Public Television
Kalona News
KCAU TV-9 (ABC - Sioux City)
KCCI TV-8 (Independent - Des Moines)
- (Politics Section)
KCRG TV-9 (ABC - Cedar Rapids)
KDSM TV-17 (Fox - Des Moines)
KLJB TV-18 (Fox - Davenport)
KMEG TV (CBS - Sioux City)
Radio Iowa
WHO TV-13 (NBC - Des Moines)

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